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Conservation injection for Swazi farmers
If Africa is going to meet its goal of producing 2t/ha of food to halve the number of malnourished people by 2015, farming methods, particularly at subsistence level, need rethinking. Peter Hittersay joined agriculture roleplayers on a tour of conservation agriculture in Swaziland, hosted by the UN's Food and Agriculture Organisation.
Issue date : 17 October 2008
Issue date : 17 October 2008
Turning new farmers into entrepreneurs
The Canadian International Development Agency is sponsoring a programme to train land claimants in entrepreneurship, increasing land reform's success rate. Roelof Bezuidenhout spoke to Prof Jurie van Vuuren of Pretoria University's business management department, an entrepreneurship implementation specialist.
Behaviour Problem – weaving
There is something disturbing about any animal sitting and rocking to console itself. Images of an abandoned child sitting in a cot come to mind. Weaving is when a horse rocks from side to side from one front foot to the other, as it looks over the door or, even worse, at a wall.
Farming after Mbeki
'Motlanthe indicated he'd ensure continuity … it's therefore safe to assume we aren't in for any major policy shifts affecting agriculture.'
Issue date: 17 October 2008
Issue date: 17 October 2008
Farmers bleed as Limpopo burns
Landowners who DON'T COMPLY WITH the Fire Act may face the possibility of losing their land in litigation, warned Agri Limpopo president Dr Theo de Jager
Issue date : 17 October 2008
Issue date : 17 October 2008
Milk producers cry foul over milk imports
Then Milk Producers' Organisation (MPO) is investigating allegations that the import of large quantities of milk powder has played a role in depressing local milk prices.
Issue date: 17 October 2008
Issue date: 17 October 2008
Milk producers urged to manage grain purchases
Milk producers must MANAGE THEIR grain purchases carefully over the next few months, said Etienne Terre'Blanche, managing director of the Milk Producers' Organisation (MPO).
Issue date : 17 October 2008
Issue date : 17 October 2008
Africa is starting to grow food
Vast, previously underutilised areas in some African countries are being used more effectively for food production, and this should relieve some of the present shortages on global markets caused partly by enormous growth in China and India, according to Whitey Basson, Shoprite Holdings CEO.
Issue date : 17 October 2008
Issue date : 17 October 2008
Is Land Bank cleaning up shop?
The Land Bank took drastic steps to halt massive losses through fraud, theft and debt write-offs when the Treasury took it over from the Department of Agriculture earlier this year, its caretaker CEO Phakamani Hadebe said
Issue date : 17 October 2008
Issue date : 17 October 2008
Land Affairs can’t account for R1,15 billion
The auditor-general's audit of the Department of Land Affairs has found massive discrepancies between what its financials said it spent on buying farms for land reform and details in its land asset register.
Issue date : 17 October 2008
Issue date : 17 October 2008
Gwanya calls for unity in agriculture
"Cooperative governance and A collective effort from government and the sector partners will take us where we want to go as a sector," said Land Affairs director general Tozi Gwanya at the Agricultural Markets Trend (AMT) Outlook Conference in Pretoria recently.
Issue date : 17 October 2008
Issue date : 17 October 2008
Expropriation Bill will be resurrected, warns rights body
The expropriation bill will not REMAIN permanently buried and it can be anticipated that it will be resurrected sooner or later, said Advocate Nichola de Havilland, the deputy director of the Centre for Constitutional Rights.
Issue date : 17 October 2008
Issue date : 17 October 2008
How SA can help the region’s agriculture
Africa south of the Sahara desert has an acute food security problem and South Africa, as the powerhouse in the region, can help, Lourie Bosman, president of Agri SA, has argued. "We should evaluate agriculture in the larger Southern African context to identify the true potential that exists for agriculture."
Issue date : 17 October 2008
Issue date : 17 October 2008
Meatballs in Tomato Sauce and Spaghettini
A quick classic that’s ready in a flash! Serves 4 Prep time: 10 minutes Cooking time: 20 minutes 450g spaghettini, cooked 200g lean beef...
Wife-incarceration: To keep her safe and sound
was suddenly woken by a great commotion. A flurry of wings and an ear-splitting shriek broke the morning silence. tray with mugs of coffee crashed to the floor. I scrambled out of bed and grabbed the little hornbill.
Issue date : 10 October 2008
Issue date : 10 October 2008
Penne with a kick
Penne in vodka with chicken, basil & capers
Vodka for most of my peers is a rough, tough flavourless drink designed to get you motherless...
Clean diesel with new filters
The South African company iFLEET has patented ceramic-filtration technology with wide applications for any liquid, including diesel.
Issue date : 10 October 2008
Issue date : 10 October 2008
Other wilt diseases of tomatoes
Verticillium and Fusarium wilts don't cause the sudden wilting bacterial wilt does. These fungal diseases develop gradually from the base of the plant upward.
Issue date : 10 October 2008
Issue date : 10 October 2008
The three business scorecards
'Never be fooled by profits reported on the income statement. The most important figure in judging the viability of a business is the cash flow.'
Issue date: 10 Octobe 2008
Issue date: 10 Octobe 2008
Pigeon racing for the public
The Platfontein Charity Derby is held in honour of Dries Basson, a pigeon fancier from Platfontein Farm, Mpumalanga.
Issue date : 10 October 2008
Issue date : 10 October 2008
